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Clavate Tortoise Beetle

Plagiometriona clavata

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

After I pulled out the nightshade weeds, these beetles relocated to the nearby eggplant

Habitat:

Seen on eggplant in a vegetable garden. Suburban neighborhood

Reference Links:

Species Plagiometriona clavata - Clavate Tortoise Beetle - BugGuide.Net

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New England Arthropods
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PublishedOctober 19, 2015

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